Scorpius, John Gardner
Scorpius, John Gardner
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Scorpius

Author: John Gardner

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2015

Synopsis

When the body of a mysterious woman is found to be carrying the phone number of James Bond, Bond is called in by M to help the investigation. But before he can even reach headquarters he is nearly run off the road in a high-speed motorway chase. Someone wants Bond dead.Then Bond discovers that the woman was a member of a cult society known as “The Meek Ones,” with murky links to a wealthy arms dealer. Soon, hideous acts of terrorism begin to roll out across Britain and Bond finds himself in a race against time to track down the faceless criminal behind the horror.…

About John Gardner

John Gardner (1933-1982) was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues, and October Light, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist. He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas

Gardner's 7th and now he's really starting to get things right! Even if we're still seeing traces of the movie Bond, the agent we meet in 'Scorpius' feels much more like Fleming's than in the earlier books. He even makes mistakes and owes quite a lot to luck and stamina, more than elegance and 'supe......more

Goodreads review by John

Surprisingly good, given some of the weaknesses of the Gardner era, and a bit chilling when considered from the post-9/11 mindset. It's very interesting to read a book from the 1980s, where the notion of radical religion-fueled suicide bombings in the West is something the intelligence community see......more

Goodreads review by Carson

SCORPIUS - as several of the 007 novels by Gardner before it - starts out with a lot of intrigue and a lot of potential. In my opinion, the villain Scorpius had all the potential in the world to be as impactful a villain as Auric Goldfinger - I envisioned him almost a cross between that famed villai......more

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